Need help!!!! I cut frame end of track bar
08-05-2015, 07:28 PM
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Need help!!!! I cut frame end of track bar
Well, okay so stupid *** me decided it would be smart to cut the frame end of my track bar since I couldn't get the cotter pin out of the castle nut (rusted in) which meant I couldn't get a socket on the nut. So now I have a flush cut bolt with a nut on top that I can't get off. Help please!!
08-05-2015, 07:50 PM
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Holy s**t that's a good one!
I've dug myself in some deep holes with some of my "bright ideas" too, lol, but that is a doozey. There really isn't any room on top to get in and cut the nut off. You cut it completely flush, nothing hanging out? The taper is likely too much to allow knocking it out with a punch, but it might be worth a try.
I don't know... that's a rough one.
I've dug myself in some deep holes with some of my "bright ideas" too, lol, but that is a doozey. There really isn't any room on top to get in and cut the nut off. You cut it completely flush, nothing hanging out? The taper is likely too much to allow knocking it out with a punch, but it might be worth a try.
I don't know... that's a rough one.
08-05-2015, 08:01 PM
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Holy s**t that's a good one!
I've dug myself in some deep holes with some of my "bright ideas" too, lol, but that is a doozey. There really isn't any room on top to get in and cut the nut off. You cut it completely flush, nothing hanging out? The taper is likely too much to allow knocking it out with a punch, but it might be worth a try.
I don't know... that's a rough one.
I've dug myself in some deep holes with some of my "bright ideas" too, lol, but that is a doozey. There really isn't any room on top to get in and cut the nut off. You cut it completely flush, nothing hanging out? The taper is likely too much to allow knocking it out with a punch, but it might be worth a try.
I don't know... that's a rough one.
08-05-2015, 08:02 PM
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So what you're saying is that the bolt is cut off flush with the frame or it's flush with the bracket and you can't get the bracket off? Basically there's no way to get at some of the bolt sticking out?
Pics might help on this one.
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Well, okay so stupid *** me decided it would be smart to cut the frame end of my track bar since I couldn't get the cotter pin out of the castle nut (rusted in) which meant I couldn't get a socket on the nut. So now I have a flush cut bolt with a nut on top that I can't get off. Help please!!